Sonny Boy Jeffries vs. Charlie Root — Career Comparison

Sonny Boy Jeffries
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Charlie Root
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Sonny Boy Jeffries and Charlie Root are fairly close on the surface numbers. Charlie Root had the edge in WHIP (1.295 vs 1.412). By the career numbers, Charlie Root had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Sonny Boy Jeffries and Charlie Root

Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.38
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
1.78
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.79
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.96
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.79
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
0.57
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.45
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.68
55.68
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.96
53.96
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.5
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.06
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.11
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.57
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
1274
3.59
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
27
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9592
27
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.2
9
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197.1
9
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
9.53
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3252
9.15
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.15
9.15
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
0.53
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
3.18
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
2.5
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.38
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1459
4.11
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.618
0.618
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.734
0.734
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.22
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
38.91
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13529
38.08
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.52
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.97
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
1467
4.13
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.19
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.79
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.412
1.412
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
34.54
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12561
35.36
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.91
38.91
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Sonny Boy Jeffries and Charlie Root

Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.38
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.79
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
27
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.2
9
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.99
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.79
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.78
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.99
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.56
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.833
0.833
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.951
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Sonny Boy Jeffries and Charlie Root

Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
450
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
632
318.39
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1191
600
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1086
547.1
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.375
1.375
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.518
0.518
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
98.74
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
66.5
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
23.17
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.54
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
32.24
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.91
293.21
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66.6
33.55
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
145.59
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
450
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
124.43
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.417
1.417
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
43.32
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
46.85
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
84.63
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.15
236.48
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56.6
28.51
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
22.17
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
329
165.74
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
27.2
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.53
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Sonny Boy Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Root
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100